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Definition of crane
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of crane is as below...
Crane (n.) A
machine
for
raising
and
lowering
heavy
weights,
and, while
holding
them
suspended,
transporting
them
through
a
limited
lateral
distance.
In one form it
consists
of a
projecting
arm or jib of
timber
or iron, a
rotating
post or base, and the
necessary
tackle,
windlass,
etc.; -- so
called
from a
fancied
similarity
between
its arm and the neck of a crane See
Illust.
of
Derrick..
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Davit
::
Davit (n.) A spar
formerly
used on board of
ships,
as a crane to hoist the
flukes
of the
anchor
to the top of the bow,
without
injuring
the sides of the ship; --
called
also the fish
davit..
Crane
::
Crane (n.) A
siphon,
or bent pipe, for
drawing
liquors
out of a
cask..
Crunkle
::
Crunkle
(v. i.) To cry like a
crane.
Adjutant
::
Adjutant
(n.) A
species
of very large stork
(Ciconia
argala),
a
native
of
India;
--
called
also the
gigantic
crane,
and by the
native
name
argala.
It is noted for its
serpent-destroying
habits..
Trolly
::
Trolly
(n.) A truck from which the load is
suspended
in some kinds of
cranes.
Gauntry
::
Gauntry
(n.) A
scaffolding
or frame
carrying
a crane or other
structure.
Craned
::
Craned
(imp. & p. p.) of Cran.
Tipula
::
Tipula
(n.) Any one of many
species
of
long-legged
dipterous
insects
belonging
to
Tipula
and
allied
genera.
They have long and
slender
bodies.
See Crane fly, under
Crane..
Agami
::
Agami (n.) A South
American
bird
(Psophia
crepitans),
allied
to the
cranes,
and
easily
domesticated;
--
called
also the
gold-breasted
trumpeter.
Its body is about the size of the
pheasant.
See
Trumpeter..
Crane
::
Crane (v. t.) To
stretch,
as a crane
stretches
its neck; as, to crane the neck
disdainfully..
Teagle
::
Teagle
(n.) A
hoisting
apparatus;
an
elevator;
a
crane;
a lift.
Crotch
::
Crotch
(n.) A
stanchion
or post of wood or iron, with two arms for
supporting
a boom, spare
yards,
etc.; --
called
also crane and
crutch..
Geranine
::
Geranine
(n.) A
liquid
terpene,
obtained
from the
crane's-bill
(Geranium
maculatum),
and
having
a
peculiar
mulberry
odor..
Pygmy
::
Pygmy (n.) One of a
fabulous
race of
dwarfs
who waged war with the
cranes,
and were
destroyed..
Gibbet
::
Gibbet
(n.) The
projecting
arm of a
crane,
from which the load is
suspended;
the jib..
Crane''s-bill
::
Crane's-bill
(n.) The
geranium;
-- so named from the long axis of the
fruit,
which
resembles
the beak of a
crane..
Crane
::
Crane (v. i.) to reach
forward
with head and neck, in order to see
better;
as, a
hunter
cranes
forward
before
taking
a
leap..
Coolung
::
Coolung
(n.) The great gray crane of India (Grus
cinerea).
Mast
::
Mast (n.) The
vertical
post of a
derrick
or
crane.
Crane
::
Crane (v. t.) To cause to rise; to raise or lift, as by a
crane;
-- with up..
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